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Becoming Less episodes
- The Dress Library
Bizz chats with Allison about her business, The Dress Library, where you can rent dresses for special occasions, rather than buy something you will only wear once. She has also generously offered 20% off one rental if you mention you heard about her from Becoming Less!
Check out The Dress Library
- Website: dresslibraryrentals.com
- Instagram: @thedresslibrary_yeg
- Facebook: facebook.com/TheDressLibraryYEG
- Email: [email protected]
Places to donate old clothes that are BETTER than thrift stores:
- Get the 211
- Suit Yourself
- Women's Shelters
- Youth Shelters
- Transition Houses
- Emergency Relief
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
18 min - Jack 59
Bizz chats with Vanessa from Jack 59 about her company's bar shampoos and conditioners and then get into some other low waste swaps.
Find Jack 59:
- Online - jack59.ca
- HQ - 3620 98 St NW, Edmonton, AB
- Store Locator - jack59.ca/pages/store-locator
- Email - [email protected]
- Phone - 780-270-0706
Other things we talk about:
- Lush - lush.ca
- Soap So Co - soapsoco.com
- Plant Based Diets - Google It
- Capsule Wardrobe - Google It
- Reusable Menstrual Products - Google It
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
26 min - Jack 59
Bizz chats with Vanessa from Jack 59 about her company's bar shampoos and conditioners and then get into some other low waste swaps.
Find Jack 59:
- Online - jack59.ca
- HQ - 3620 98 St NW, Edmonton, AB
- Store Locator - jack59.ca/pages/store-locator
- Email - [email protected]
- Phone - 780-270-0706
Other things we talk about:
- Lush - lush.ca
- Soap So Co - soapsoco.com
- Plant Based Diets - Google It
- Capsule Wardrobe - Google It
- Reusable Menstrual Products - Google It
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
26 min - Bizz's Mom
Bizz's mom tells some embarrassing stories about her as a child and talks about some of Bizz's other childhood memories for Mother's Day.
Things we talk about:
- Hoarding vs not wanting to throw things away that could still be useful
- Buying new when you can't find the thing you know you have... somewhere!
- Toilet paper rationing
- Creating expectations and boundaries for gift giving
- Gift wrapping
- Letting things go
- Memories about experiences rather than things, creating traditions
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
32 min - Bizz's Mom
Bizz's mom tells some embarrassing stories about her as a child and talks about some of Bizz's other childhood memories for Mother's Day.
Things we talk about:
- Hoarding vs not wanting to throw things away that could still be useful
- Buying new when you can't find the thing you know you have... somewhere!
- Toilet paper rationing
- Creating expectations and boundaries for gift giving
- Gift wrapping
- Letting things go
- Memories about experiences rather than things, creating traditions
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
32 min - Seaspiracy
Sorry for the goofy sound in this one! Covid restrictions required an impromptu setup and it affected the sound.
In this episode, Bizz and Emily discuss the documentary Seaspiracy. Watch it. Keep an open and critical mind. Do your research. Then decide what path works best for you.
Seaspiracy website: seaspiracy.org
Scientific review of the documentary: inverse.com
Cowspiracy website: cowspiracy.com
Cowspiracy stats: vegannews.press
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
43 min - Seaspiracy
Sorry for the goofy sound in this one! Covid restrictions required an impromptu setup and it affected the sound.
In this episode, Bizz and Emily discuss the documentary Seaspiracy. Watch it. Keep an open and critical mind. Do your research. Then decide what path works best for you.
Seaspiracy website: seaspiracy.org
Scientific review of the documentary: inverse.com
Cowspiracy website: cowspiracy.com
Cowspiracy stats: vegannews.press
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
43 min - Earth Day Clean Up
Bizz chats with Greg from the Westwood Community League about the Earth Day Community Clean Up.
Things we talk about:
- Westwood Community League - westwoodcl.ca
- Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues - efcl.org
- Capital City Clean Up - edmonton.ca/programs_services/capital-city-clean-up.aspx
- Big Bin Events - edmonton.ca/programs_services/garbage_waste/big-bin-events.aspx
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
10 min - Earth Day Clean Up
Bizz chats with Greg from the Westwood Community League about the Earth Day Community Clean Up.
Things we talk about:
- Westwood Community League - westwoodcl.ca
- Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues - efcl.org
- Capital City Clean Up - edmonton.ca/programs_services/capital-city-clean-up.aspx
- Big Bin Events - edmonton.ca/programs_services/garbage_waste/big-bin-events.aspx
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
10 min - You Don't Need It
Emily and Bizz discuss how buying new stuff is not necessary to do many activities and hobbies.
Things we talk about include:
- Alternatives to buying new gear
- Borrowing
- Renting
- Repairing old gear
- Doing without
- Earth Day Cleanup - @wastefreeyeg
- Fast Shoe Repair - @fastshoe20
- Lemon vinegar cleaner - @obtusata
- Good Neighbour App - thegoodneighbourapp.com
- Tool libraries
- Jack 59 - jack59.ca
- Portlandia clip "Get the gear!" - youtube.com/watch?v=R3SFqV0hMyo
Donate to support waste reduction at wastefree.ca or on Patreon
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
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About Becoming Less
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An Edmontonian journey to less waste, less impact, less consumption and less clutter.